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Pandemic Hardship About to Get Worse for Millions of Out-of-Work Americans
Millions of unemployed Americans are set to lose pandemic-related jobless benefits after Labor Day – just as surging cases of coronavirus slow the pace of hiring. In all, an estimated 8.8 million people will stop receiving unemployment insurance beginning on...
How Hiring Gig Workers Improves Employee and Customer Experience
Although much of the normal face-to-face interaction in retail locations was on a hiatus this past year, Americans are coming back to brick-and-mortar stores in droves, and they expect what they deserve — a top-notch customer experience. In one survey, more than half...
U.S. Workplaces Look to College Fights as Return to Work ‘Turning Point’ Looms
A legal battle is brewing over remote work between administrators at U.S. colleges committed to in-person classes and some faculty with disabilities. Experts warn it is a precursor of what awaits employers that order staff back to the office amid the COVID-19...
What to Know About New Collar Jobs
White collar, blue collar … new collar? There's a new job classification that has emerged over the past few years and has been appearing in career conversations with increasing frequency: new collar jobs. Unlike traditional office jobs (white collar) or labor jobs...
Personal Finance Tips Every Entrepreneur Should Know
Being an entrepreneur is a lot more demanding — both physically and mentally — than most people think. The majority of entrepreneurs work far more than 40 hours a week, and most don’t make nearly as much money as they would if they were working a corporate job in a...
Here Comes Labor Day. Where are the Unions?
More than 125 years after President Grover Cleveland signed a bill making Labor Day a national holiday, American workers face a rather different set of challenges than the laborers of the late 19th century, who scratched out a living by working at least...
Hate 9-5? Gig Work Is a Better Option Than Ever
If you were lucky enough to keep your job over the past year and a half, the pandemic likely still had a profound impact on how you work (and still does). But even though hybrid work has likely been the biggest impact for the still-employed, those without full-time...
The Winners of Remote Work
Who wins and who loses when companies can hire from anywhere? Some employees and freelancers who can work remotely will have vastly expanded opportunities and the possibility of significant increases in pay, but remote workers in general figure to face more...
